The National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has disowned the list of principal officers announced by the leadership of both chambers, on Tuesday.
The party’s National Chairman, Abdullahi Adamu, made this known during the meeting between the NWC and Progressive Governors Forum (PGF) in Abuja, describing the announcement as rumours.
According to him, aside the Senate president, his deputy, Speaker and the deputy, the party and the NWC were unaware of any other choices of principal officers.
“You will get an update on the National Assembly sharing of powers, particularly the leadership of the chambers. The election of the principal officers of the Senate by the Senate President and Deputy Senate President. The election of the Speaker and the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives have been determined and announced.
“I had a courtesy call on Saturday from the President of the Senate and his Deputy. The following Sunday, I received the Speaker and his deputy coming to me for Sallah’s homage. But, I am just hearing a rumour now from the online media that there have been some announcements in the Senate and House of Representatives. The national headquarters of the party of the NWC has not given any such information or communicated about the choice of offices.
“And until we formally resolve and communicate with them in writing which is the norm and practice, it is not our intention to break away from traditions. So whatever announcement done either by the President of the Senate, Deputy Senate President, Speaker or Deputy Speaker, is not from this Secretariat.
“We are going to formally inform you that we are going to have a caucus, and for quite a time, there has been no caucus in place. The caucus has been reconstituted according to the constitution of APC.
“And we will be discussing that with you as governors, you know your states more than we know it. Even if we come from the same state, the leadership is in you as governors.”
